Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act of 2016
Latest action · Feb 11, 2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S879)
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 11, 2016
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act of 2016
This bill states that it is U.S. policy to regard the prevention of mass atrocities and genocide as a core national security interest and a core moral responsibility.
The President may establish an interagency Atrocities Prevention Board, which shall: (1) ensure that atrocities and the risk of atrocities throughout the world are adequately considered and addressed, and (2) oversee the development and execution of policies and tools to enhance the capacity of the United States to prevent and respond to atrocities.
The Foreign Service Act of 1980 is amended to provide for the training of Foreign Service Officers in conflict and atrocity prevention.
The bill establishes in the Treasury the Complex Crises Fund to enable the U.S. Agency for International Development to support programs and activities to prevent or respond to emerging or unforeseen foreign challenges and complex crisis overseas, including potential mass atrocities.
Cosponsors 27
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 11, 2016 to Nov 29, 2016; 14 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Original | Feb 11, 2016 |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Original | Feb 11, 2016 |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Original | Feb 11, 2016 |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Original | Feb 11, 2016 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Feb 11, 2016 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | Feb 11, 2016 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | Feb 11, 2016 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Feb 11, 2016 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Feb 11, 2016 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Feb 11, 2016 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Original | Feb 11, 2016 |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Original | Feb 11, 2016 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Feb 11, 2016 |
| R-NC | Thom Tillis | Original | Feb 11, 2016 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Mar 3, 2016 | |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Mar 8, 2016 | |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Mar 16, 2016 | |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Apr 6, 2016 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Apr 20, 2016 | |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Apr 27, 2016 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | May 12, 2016 | |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | May 18, 2016 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | May 19, 2016 | |
| D-MN | Al Franken | Jun 9, 2016 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Jun 20, 2016 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Sep 29, 2016 | |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Nov 29, 2016 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred Feb 11, 2016 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 11, 2016Introduced in Senate
- Feb 11, 2016Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S879)
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2522, S2540 | Benjamin L. Cardin D-MD, Thom Tillis R-NC | Apr 28, 2016 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S879 | Benjamin L. Cardin D-MD | Feb 11, 2016 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R44458 | Closing Space: Restrictions on Civil Society Around the World and U.S. Responses Archived | Report | Apr 8, 2016 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to help prevent acts of genocide and mass atrocities, which threaten national and international security, by enhancing United States civilian capacities to prevent and mitigate such crises.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act of 2016
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Conflicts and wars
- Congressional oversight
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Executive Office of the President
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Human rights
- Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
- International Affairs
- International organizations and cooperation
- Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
- Rule of law and government transparency
- War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 11, 2016Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
